Bombs without Boots: The Limits of Airpower
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.54 (832 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0815732414 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-01-19 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Anthony M. government assessing foreign military forces and operations.. He has spent more than 25 years serving in the U.S. Schinella is the National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues on the National Intelligence Council
intelligence analyst assesses the military operations and post-conflict outcomes in five cases since the mid-1990s in which the United States and/or its allies used airpower to "solve" military problems: Bosnia in 1995, Kosovo in 1999, Afghanistan in 2001, Lebanon in 2006, and Libya in 2011. The author concludes that airpower sometimes can be effective when used to support indigenous ground forces, but decision-makers should carefully consider all the circumstances before sending planes, drones, or missiles aloft.. Airpower can achieve military objectivessometimes, in some circumstancesIt sounds simple: using airpower to intervene militarily in conflicts, thus minimizing the deaths of soldiers and civilians while achieving both tactical and strategic objectives. This book by a long-time U.S. In each of these cases, ai
He has spent more than 25 years serving in the U.S. government assessing foreign military forces and operations.. About the AuthorAnthony M. Schinella is the National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues on the National Intelligence Council